The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1887-01-13
LOCAL NEWS.

Wheat, is 64c and &c.
Mrs. Jacobs has returned from
her southern visit.
The Carnival opens next Monday,
the 18th at st. Paul.
Fred Klann Of this city has gone
to Detroit for few weeks stay.
Mr.. +. NJ. Hacllett of Abercrom.
bic paid us a pleasant call Monday.
The new fire bell was placed in
position this morning, and is a very
fine toned bell.
From all accounts Dakota has the
best sleighing this winter yet re-
corded in her history.
We have heard Rev. e. Il. Barnes
sermon of Sunday evening last very
highly complimented.
Henry Otterson of Dwight went
east on business Tuesday evening,
to be gone week or ten days.
Miss Flora Austin has been ill
the past two weeks, and Miss Ethel
Barnes takes her place in the school
room.
Lisbon Star: Rev. Albert G. Pink
ham, Of Wahpeton, held services in
the Episcopal rooms on New Years
and Sunday last.
The tiremen of this city will give
grand masquerade ball at Seeley's
opera house, February 9th next.
The music will be furnished from
Fargo.
In letter to US Of a private ma
ture the Hon. +. j. McCumber says
that middle and north Dakota have
secured the organization in the leg
islature.
John Kotschevar has sold his fine
large safe to the county to be placed
in the sheriff's office. The safe
cost Mr.. Kotchsvar $4O0, lie got
S225 for it. The county made a
good bargain in that deal.
Cross's elevator at Campbell burn
ed to the ground Tuesday evening
of this week, the loss being estimated
at $4,000, insured for $4,000. Hogo-
boom will lose $1,000. and Phil
Ready $500, on wheat.
Julian w. Smith and Miss Rena
NJ. Coisey. were married by Rev.
G. B. Barnes, at the Merchants Ho-
tel, this city, Friday evening Of this
week. Mr.. Smith is Il wheat buyer
on one Of the roads west of Fair
mount.
Attorney G. G. Newnan's friends
are panied to-day to learn that he is
very ill with pneumonia, and that
his life is all but despaired of. DR..
Swaine and others of Mr.. Newman's
friends have gone out to Minor.
He has been ill two OIL three days.
Michael Schmitt and John Schoen-
born have leased the Wahpeton
hotel. And Mr.. Jacob Schoenborn
will very soon commence the erec-
tion of a building just east of Frank
Miksche's restaurant, % X so feet
20 foot posts, and will, we believe,
20 into business there.
More waiting and Office room is
being put in at the N. P. depot. The
company proposes to fix up its depot
accommodations here in good shape.
1t is needed. The N. p. is doing a
good business. This company now
runs the finest sleeper into and out
of Wahpeton that comes here.
Mrs. Henry Palfrey of Hope,
daughter of Col. Hawkes. of this
city, having been here visiting the
past three weeks, returns home this
week. One of Mrs. Palfrey's little
children was dangerously ill for
several days, but we are pleased to
say came out all right.
Strolling up the street yesterday
we noticed fine secretary being
loaded on to sleigh from one of
Wabpeton's we'll stocked furniture
houses, and on inquiring found
that it was being shipped to the
home of A. G. Gallup. Esq. of the
Michigan Settlement. 1t was a
beauty and spoke we'll for the good
taste of Mr.. Gallup.
NJ. N. Early of this county, &C.
companied by his brother, NJ. H.
Early Of Wisconsin, paid TnE
TIMES pleasant call Tuesday. NJ.
II. was among the, early pioneers in
this county, having put up the first
claim slIanty south of Michael Keat-
ing's, but was called back to Wiscon.